Centre Midfield

[BlueToff]

 

[Nymzee]

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Haha I was only jesting. Teams only line up in their stated formation at the start of each half and after every goal.

 

[BlueToff]

Obviously, we line up as 4-2-3-1. But we never stick to it.

Issue is Silva likes Gylfi to press on and play alongside the striker when we're out of possession.

In possession, if we win it back high upfield, he's already in a position to do damage. Or, we can work it into him.

I think that's what Silva's going for.

But it means we have to press our midfielders higher.

Look at that graphic above. Our issue is clear. Nobody is in their final third as an avg. The closest is Gylfi.

 

[BlueToff]

Haha I was only jesting. Teams only line up in their stated formation at the start of each half and after every goal.

Aye I know mate. And we don't even do that tbh haha

 

[blue61]

Why do people keep spelling Gomes wrong?

Because they're not proper Everton fans mate.

Because people know who both refer to and it's of no importance?

 

[BlueToff]

That's Gylfi's touchmap from the other day.

Playing pretty much really pushed up and slightly wide to the right.

 

[Blue Roo]

Can we all just stop saying we play 4-2-3-1. We don't.

2 DCMs says we do.

 

[Blue Roo]

Obviously, we line up as 4-2-3-1. But we never stick to it.

Issue is Silva likes Gylfi to press on and play alongside the striker when we're out of possession.

In possession, if we win it back high upfield, he's already in a position to do damage. Or, we can work it into him.

I think that's what Silva's going for.

But it means we have to press our midfielders higher.

Look at that graphic above. Our issue is clear. Nobody is in their final third as an avg. The closest is Gylfi.

Graphic shows the failings of a 4231 pressing system - simple

 

[TheCount]

Gomes not Gomez ffs

Gomesh*

 

[Blue Roo]

Obviously, we line up as 4-2-3-1. But we never stick to it.

Issue is Silva likes Gylfi to press on and play alongside the striker when we're out of possession.

In possession, if we win it back high upfield, he's already in a position to do damage. Or, we can work it into him.

I think that's what Silva's going for.

But it means we have to press our midfielders higher.

Look at that graphic above. Our issue is clear. Nobody is in their final third as an avg. The closest is Gylfi.

Use of formations is really just used to help define roles within the coaches system.
Digne is one our most important attacking players but at the end of the day he's still a RB, he comes from that position.
Talking about formations is useful to discuss certain things - despite what Eggs says.

Anyways, Gylfi as a 'second striker' is a compensation for the mess Silva's got himself into

Be interested on your thoughts on my previous post, p.20. Apologies for the length of it.

 

[Jamo Martinez]

Why do people keep spelling Gomes wrong?

First game of the season for god's sake. Some of the fans haven't had a full pre-season. It takes a few games to get up to speed with spelling.

 

[billyblue80]

That's Gylfi's touchmap from the other day.

Playing pretty much really pushed up and slightly wide to the right.

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That says to me he doesn't get involved enough.

 

[billyblue80]

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At home it works because we push that right up but away against a low block it doesn't.

 

[billyblue80]

 

[Everton1970]

Siggy is a problem for me. He’s a luxury. Good player but a luxury. 4231, we have 4 attackers there, and as that map above shows, Siggy is the most advanced and he’s supposed to be in Midfield. Either he plays as a 10 or shuffle him out wide to one of the wide areas and let him roam, like the RS did with Coutinho, either way we need to have 3 mobile centre midfielders that graft and can help out defensively or teams will always get chances against us. On Sat, it was Gomes and Morgan, for a time, expecting to win the midfield.